Advantages: Great documentry must see. Disadvantages: none
I've been a fan of Tupac Shakur for years, I would say I am a obsessive one. I own all of his albums and I've seen all of his movies. The new documentary, Tupac: Resurrection, answers just about every question anyone may have. So watch it
There have been many unauthorized movies about the life of Tupac, a.k.a. 2Pac, but this is the first one officially commissioned by his mother, Afeni Shakur. Tupac Amaru Shakur, born Lesane Parish Crooks, was born ... ...In September of 1996, Tupac was leaving the Mike Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with Death Row Records label head Marion "Suge" Knight when they were the victims of a drive-by shooting. On September 13, 1996, he passed away at the age of 25, six days after the shooting.
The movie is structured very much in the way that last year's The Kid Stays in the Picture was. They both overlap cutouts of the pictures of the subjects ...
Advantages: Joyful and evocative documentary. Great music. Disadvantages: None.
...used to play in the Buena Vista Social Club. The result is a poignant tale of them getting the first chance to perform in many years.
They may have been forgiven, therefore, for being a little rusty. However, the music carries the listener away. I did not know the names of the musicians involved, but the Buena Vista apparently hosted some of Cuba's best bands. They had not forgotten their talents, even after a span of nearly 50 years. Most of the ... ...living in poverty, yet are all blissfully happy and full of energy. There is no clash of egos, just the joy of sharing in a wonderful musical experience.
So get hold of a copy and get a small glimpse behind the long-closed doors of the Buena Vista Social Club. ...
Advantages: LOTRs history all in one place Disadvantages: Nothing Special
Why did I rent this DVD? Simply for my growing interest in Dominic Monaghan; Merry in the LOTR's films and theses days known as "Charlie" in the hit LOST. OK so I'm shallow but who hasn't been tempted by a film or a TV show based solely on its casting credits!? That aside its been a while since the films were released and thought it would be nice to have a trip down memory lane, starts off with a wicked soundtrack, awesome introduction and generally ... ...me in and I was ready for an hour and a half of LOTR's history. The premise is to explore what LOTR's is all about, you learn (if you don't know already) about Tolkien, his life, the rise of the books and most importantly the effects the LOTRs has had on its fans or as this documentary calls them "Ringers", and to be fair the DVD does cover in detail LOTR's from the view point of its fans, there are clips of conventions and interviews of "ringers" ...
Advantages: Nice insight into parts of his life Disadvantages: Not really long enough to go into alot of detail
If you've never heard of Bruce Lee then frankly you must have been living under a rock for the past 40 odd years, Bruce Lee was to martial arts what Elvis Presley and The Beatles were the modern music. His impact of the world of martial arts was unprecedented and since his legacy no one has ever managed to replicate the mammoth success that he had. Without Bruce Lee there would be no Jackie Chan or Jet Li as he managed to change the way people see ... ...across the globe. Bruce Lee was born on the 27th November 1940 in America yet all his family were of Chinese origin. He started practising the art of Wing Chun which is a popular style of Kung Fu and quickly became a master at his craft. After appearing in TV Shows and several Hollywood blockbusters which were centred around his craft, he became a legend in the industry before his untimely death on the 20th July 1973 at the age of 32, there have ...
Advantages: Wonderful, diverse, interesting characters - a great plot, plenty of dramatic suspense. Disadvantages: Will make you feel grossly unintelligent. Overbearing soundtrack and dubious editing in the final scene.
In case you were wondering, this isn’t the 1945 Hitchcock thriller of the same name (even though my local art house mistakenly printed the description of Hitchcock’s film in their brochure) - this is a documentary about an unfathomable American obsession, no, not guns, the other one, yes.. spelling. Every year thousands of American school children compete in local, regional and state spelling ‘bees’ with the dream of reaching the coveted ‘National ... ...children as they study, stutter and spell their way to Washington DC to join 241 other nerdish hopefuls in a battle of words and wits of implausibly epic proportions. Sounds interesting huh?.. Amazingly this documentary manages to create levels of tension and intense drama which Hitchcock himself would have been proud of and which puts a plethora of mainstream summer blockbusters to shame. With simple, unobtrusive filming, debut director Jeffrey ...
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